In the meantime you will need to work with a virtual machine. The process is similar to working with a local web server. There are holochain optimised options for both Docker and Vagrant. It is relatively simple to create custom setups with the official NixOS boxes.

This guide explains using NixOS with Vagrant/VirtualBox.

Feel free to use Docker or another Vagrant provider if it suits you. This guide is designed to be as inclusive as possible. Docker on Windows requires Windows Pro (which costs money). VirtualBox is generally more accessible than alternative providers.

The Vagrantfile used in this guide uses NixOS. This means we don’t have to install any additional nix tooling. It also means that box configuration must be done with nix. This is why the vagrant nixos plugin must be installed.